November 20, 2010

Fans of San Miguel de Allende will appreciate a great article about the town that is appearing in the December 2010 issue of Smithsonian Magazine. It gives some recent history regarding the rise of San Miguel as an arts colony under the activities of the late Stirling Dickinson, while it also features current residents Dotty […]

October 10, 2010

When you hear the bells chiming in San Miguel, some one is actually ringing them – it is not a recording. When you walk through town and women in Otomi Indian dress approach you with little dolls for sale, they are really Otomi women and they make the dolls, not people dressing up for tourists. […]

July 9, 2010

Viva San Miguel de Allende! Recently ranked by Travel & Leisure Magazine in their 2010 “World’s Best” places, including #4 in the list of worldwide “Top Cities” (after Bangkok/Thailand, Chiang Mai/Thailand and Florence/Italy) and #1 in the list of “Top Cities in Mexico & Latin America” (above Buenos Aires/Argentina, Oaxaca/Mexico and Cuzco/Peru). To see the […]

February 18, 2010

Local members and friends of the Audubon Society will take a special bird and butterfly walk on Sunday, Feb 21, in the El Charco del Ingenio botanical gardens. Meet at the Instituto Allende at 7:45 am.

October 31, 2009

NEW YORK (Reuters Life) – Mexico has been named as the best place in the world to retire by an annual retirement index, replacing last year’s winner Panama where real estate prices have soared. Releasing its 15th annual global retirement index, International Living magazine said Mexico had jumped four places to top the list due […]